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Police said they charged a 35-year-old Chicago woman with...

December 06, 1996

Highland Park — Police said they charged a 35-year-old Chicago woman with retail theft in connection with an attempt to steal $238 worth of merchandise from Kmart on Skokie Valley Road. Elizabeth Jachym of 5748 W. Henderson St. was arrested Saturday after a store security agent found that she had hidden the merchandise in a box for which she had paid a cashier $6.97, according to police. The security agent told police that he saw her remove a cake dome from the box and then walk around the store filling it with items.